Staffy as Working Dog

Staffy's Role in Police, Military, Service Work

How a Dog Becomes a Working Dog

A dog is the best friend, helper and guard of human. Devoted dogs
have been saving people’s lives during thousands years and some dogs
dedicated their lives to this noble business.

Theoretically a dog of any breed can become a working dog if it is
trained properly, because humanity hasn’t invented a keener
detection tool than a dog’s nose.

It is clear that only physically and mentally healthy dogs are
allowed to work in police/military/service spheres. Shoots, noise,
crowds of people and extreme situations shouldn’t frighten a working
dog or provoke it to behave unpredictably. Commands response rate
and fearlessness of an animal are also taken into account: a dog
mustn’t yield even to a larger and stronger enemy.

Professional Pitbull Training with Dog Bite
Sleeve

Four-legged guards are trained for a half a year at least. The best
age to start trainings is a period between 8 months and 3 years.
Then a dog becomes hard to teach. Daily trainings last for about 2
hours. An animal is taught to surmount obstacles and long distances,
to obey its handler resignedly.

Training sessions hold through a game, as a rule. A dog is always
praised in the end. Sites of training sessions change regularly. Dog
mustn’t feel at a loss at an unknown environment. Made-up noise is
produced while lessons: shooting, siren whooping, shouting, siren
whooping. Such things can confuse a usual dog, but they shouldn’t
disturb a working dog. Every dog gets its own specialization during
the first weeks of training. A career of a working dogs lasts for
eight to ten years.

Good Working Dog Always Keeps an Eye
Out

K9 Staffies

Due to their intelligence, strong work drive and high-activity level
English Staffordshire Bull Terrier, American Pit Bull Terrier,
American Staffordshire Terrier would make an excellent working dog.
They will do very well with search and rescue, police work,
explosive and narcotics search, border patrol, many capacities for
the disabled.

Staffordshire Bull Terrier is characterised as a breed of
indomitable courage and tenacity. It is highly intelligent with
independent mind, fearless and totally reliable. These dogs combines
power with grace and agility, they are bright and alert.
Outstandingly amenability to training and discipline and
adaptability to almost any conditions must be noticed among other
Staffy’s traits that are good for a working dog.

Working Dog Must not Be Distracted with Agitation Whip

Professional dog trainers look for any potential, which could be
trained to become valuable assets to the police force. Like all
other drugs dogs, sniffer Stafford must have an above average
ability to search and great striving for playing fetch and searching
for things. Being not fazed or scared of anything and never giving
up - that is what makes Staffordshire a great police dog.
Experienced dog handlers nurture these features in order to turn
them into working dogs.

It is considered that Springer Spaniels or Weimaraners are more
suitable to become a sniffer dog. But stereotypes are being broken
during the last time. There are many examples when Staffy shows
excellent results in detecting drugs, cash and firearms not yielding
to dogs of usual working breeds.

Amstaff is Trained in Game

American Staffordshire are also used in military sphere. They are
train to warn soldiers of gas attacks, listen for oncoming artillery
rounds, locate injured soldiers, capture spies and others.

But unfortunately, Staffy-like breeds have a bad reputation for
being fighting dogs and are associated with 'hoody' owners. One of
the reasons is their muscular body and tough nature. But they are
actually not all the same. Many examples show that in the right
hands Amstaffs, Staffordshire Bull Terriers and alike breeds are
amazing dogs with so much potential. It is unfair to categorise them
all in the same way.